- Over the Wine Dark Sea
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Over the Wine Dark Sea Author(s) H. N. Turteltaub Country United States Language English Series Hellenic Traders Genre(s) Historical novel Publisher Saint Martin's Press Publication date November 2001 Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback) Pages 384 pp (first edition, hardback) ISBN ISBN 0-312-87660-2 (first edition, hardback) OCLC Number 45888895 Dewey Decimal 813/.54 21 LC Classification PS3570.U758 O94 2001 Preceded by Justinian Followed by The Gryphon's Skull Over the Wine Dark Sea is a novel by H.N. Turteltaub (a pseudonym of Harry Turtledove). It takes place in the years shortly after the death of Alexander the Great, and centers on a pair of Greek cousins from Rhodes, Menedemos and Sostratos, who work as sea-going traders. It is the first book of the so-called "Hellenic Traders" series of historical novels.
Plot summary
The plot of the book centers around the cousins voyaging around the Greek parts of the Mediterranean Sea. They trade a great many things on their ship, the Aphrodite, including, much to the chagrin of many on board, peacocks.
During their voyage they encounter pirates, other traders and get caught up in conflicts between some of Alexander's former generals, including Antigonos.
Cultural references
The book contains several references to Classical Greek culture, including The Odyssey, The Iliad (both based on the author's own translations), Aristophanes, Sophokles, Sokrates, and Platon.
Works by Harry Turtledove Videssos books Videssos cycleThe Misplaced Legion · An Emperor for the Legion · The Legion of Videssos · The Swords of the LegionThe Tale of KrisposKrispos Rising · Krispos of Videssos · Krispos the EmperorTime of TroublesThe Bridge of the SeparatorThe Race or
Worldwar seriesWorldwar TetralogyColonization TrilogyHomeward BoundSouthern Victory
a.k.a. Timeline-191Second Mexican WarGreat War TrilogyAmerican Front · Walk in Hell · BreakthroughsAmerican Empire TrilogyBlood and Iron · The Center Cannot Hold · The Victorious OppositionSettling Accounts TetralogyDarkness Into the Darkness · Darkness Descending · Through the Darkness · Rulers of the Darkness · Jaws of Darkness · Out of the DarknessWar Between the Provinces Sentry Peak · Marching Through Peachtree · Advance and RetreatHellenic Traders Crosstime Traffic Days of Infamy series Scepter of Mercy The Bastard King · The Chernagor Pirates · The Scepter's ReturnOpening of the World Atlantis series Opening Atlantis · The United States of Atlantis · Liberating AtlantisThe War That Came Early Hitler's War · West and East · The Big SwitchNon-series books Agent of Byzantium · Between the Rivers · The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump · Conan of Venarium · Counting Up, Counting Down · Departures · A Different Flesh · Down in the Bottomlands · Earthgrip · Every Inch a King · Fort Pillow · Give Me Back My Legions! · The Guns of the South · Household Gods · In the Presence of Mine Enemies · Justinian · Kaleidoscope · The Man with the Iron Heart · Noninterference · Reincarnations · Ruled Britannia · Thessalonica · The Two Georges · A World Of DifferenceCategories:- 2001 novels
- Hellenic Traders novels
- Novels set in Ancient Greece
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